Sonography

This course provides hands-on experience in a skills lab setting. The student will acquire beginning skills in operation of the ultrasound machine and performing non complex adult echocardiograms.

This course builds on skills learned in Adult Cardiac Sonography Skills I. It provides additional hands-on practice in a skills lab setting. The student learns how to use the analysis package and techniques to evaluate pathologies and continues to gain experience in preparation for completing full adult cardiac sonography examinations.

This course studies anatomy, physiology, view planes, and landmarks specific to the heart. Cardiac pathologies and evaluation of them using different cardiac imaging modalities, echocardiographic techniques, and cardiac calculations will be introduced. Embryology and congenital heart defects will also be discussed.

The student will participate in activities in the clinical setting within the boundaries of the course and will continue to gain experience in obtaining non complex adult echocardiograms as well as obtaining valve areas, evaluating regurgitant lesions, and extraction of pressures from measured volumes. Mechanical assist devices, stress testing, and assisting with transesophageal echocardiograms and contrast studies will also be introduced.

This course studies anatomy, physiology, and instrumentation of the cardiac ultrasound machine. Basic 2D, M-mode, and Doppler principles will be introduced.

This course addresses cardiac hemodynamic formulas as well as all the pathologies associated with the heart and how to evaluate them using the different modalities of cardiac ultrasound. Embryology and congenital defects of the heart are also discussed.

Course content integrates theoretical and clinical knowledge from all previous course work pertaining to adult cardiac sonography. Topics covered may include concepts in advanced cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathology, different modalities of cardiac ultrasound, echocardiography examination techniques, measurements and equations. The curriculum is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate sufficient study skills and knowledge to competently take the adult echocardiography ARDMS registry exam.

This course covers the major principles and laws that correspond to the function of the cardiovascular system. The course begins with an overview of anatomy of the cardiovascular system including descriptions of electrophysiologic principles. Cardiac function and analysis of the circulation and the pathologic conditions that affect it will be reviewed.

This course continues the study of the application of ultrasound physics and instrumentation in abdominal imaging. Scanning techniques and protocols are emphasized. Sectional anatomy of the transverse, longitudinal, and coronal planes of abdominal organs of sonographic interest include the GI tract, abdominal wall/peritoneum, and transplanted organs are studied. Selected pathology of these organs is discussed along with pertinent laboratory tests, pharmacologic agents, and signs and symptoms. Ultrasound guided biopsy/drainage is also discussed.

This course studies sectional anatomy of the transverse, longitudinal and coronal planes of the female reproductive organs, embryo, and fetus. Normal maternal changes and fetal development throughout gestation are discussed. Embryonic and fetal measurements as well as anomalies of the first, second, and third trimester are studied. Maternal and fetal pathologies are explored along with pertinent laboratory tests, pharmacologic agents, and signs and symptoms. Scanning techniques and protocols are emphasized.

This course studies the application of ultrasound physics and instrumentation in abdominal imaging.  Scanning techniques and protocols are emphasized.  Sectional anatomy of the transverse, longitudinal, and coronal planes of abdominal organs of sonographic interest including the renal and urinary system, adrenal glands, prostate, biliary system, pancreas and spleen are studied.  Selected pathology of these organs is discussed along with pertinent laboratory tests, pharmacologic agents, and signs and symptoms.  

This course provides supervised skills lab experience emphasizing sonographic imaging of the abdomen and female reproductive organs.

The emphasis of this course is to provide supervised clinical experiences in sonographic imaging of superficial structures and vessels and to continue to gain experience in abdominal, obstetrical, neonatal, and gynecologic sonographic imaging introduced in previous courses.

This course continues the preparation of the student to successfully pass the Abdominal and OB/GYN registries for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The students will review materials from all previous coursework while completing board review questions throughout the semester. Abdominal and OB/GYN mock registry exams will be taken during board review. Those areas that need further study will become evident.

This course provides hands-on experience in a skills lab setting. The student will acquire beginning skills in the use of ultrasound and other noninvasive vascular techniques. Techniques will include listening to and recognizing changes in the vascular system.

This course builds on skills acquired in Vascular Sonography Skills I. It provides additional hands-on practice in a skills lab setting. The student will continue to gain experience in the skills lab in preparation for completing full examination of all cerebral/peripheral vascular areas of interest, initial interpretation of the results and recognition of possible indications for surgical intervention.

This course studies anatomy, physiology, and landmarks specific to the vascular circulatory system. Vascular techniques, vascular imaging modalities, specified abnormal vascular disease states related to the cerebrovascular, venous, arterial and abdominal vasculature will be introduced.

This course includes study of anatomy, view planes, and landmarks specific to the cerebral/peripheral vascular system. Duplex imaging, Doppler principles and analysis, hemodynamics and indirect instrumentation will be introduced.